Business and Industry Inductees
The following inductees have brought jobs and growth to Edgecombe and Nash counties.
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Twin County Hall of Fame Business and Industry Inductees
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The following inductees have brought jobs and growth to Edgecombe and Nash counties.
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Ann W. Bailey
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Hyman Battle
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Kemp Battle
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Thomas H. Battle
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Robert Barnhill, Sr.
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Thomas A. Betts, Jr.
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Boddie Noell Group
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Joel King Bourne
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James Edward Bridgers
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Harold D. Cooley
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Elijah Longstreet Daughtridge
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Harold Denton
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James “Jim” Russell Dickens Sr.
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Joe Dickens
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Richard T. Fountain
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Spencer “S.K.” Fountain
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James C. Gardner
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Lee Gravely
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William “Billy” Harrison
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James Williams Hines
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Charles Johnson
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Jack A. Laughery
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Robert (Bob) Ray Mauldin
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Jesse Claude Mayo
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John LeRoy “Lee” Parker, Jr.
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Joseph Leonard Rawls, Jr.
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DJ Rose
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Frank Parker Spruill
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Adolphus Staton
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Norris Tolson
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Arthur Tyler
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Other Cultural Organizations You May Be Interested In…
We are not affiliated with this organizations; however, we wish to share them with you as resource to explore history.
Preservation Rocky Mount • Stonewall Manor • Country Doctor Museum • Braswell Library
Edgecombe County Veterans Military Museum • Historic Tarboro • Blount Bridgers House
Digital NC • Braswell Library • Kings First Dream • Nash County NCGenWeb
NC Family Records • NCpedia • Tar River Connections Genealogical Society
Rocky Mount Chamber of Commerce • Tarboro Edgecombe Chamber of Commerce
Twin County Here’s to Success Campaign
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[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.19.18″] Welcome to the Twin County Hall of Fame. We are a group of Edgecombe and Nash counties residents committed to preserving and celebrating our diverse history of Edgecombe and Nash counties. Join us nominating a member […]
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